‘Midsomer’ madness
Having taken a solemn vow to watch every forthcoming episode of ‘Midsomer Murders’ since Jason Hughes aka ‘DS Ben Jones’ agreed to run a masterclass for our Arts Award launch - which was, frankly, everything we wished for and more - what do ITV think they’re doing. I had MM withdrawal symptoms over Christmas and had to content myself with old repeats and Poirot re-runs and then we get an episode in February and then that’s it! Back to re-runs. What is going on Mr Programmer (it has to be a man as a woman would know better than this). Get your act together - I want Midsomer Murders and I want it now! I don’t want to be interrupted by Grand Designs Live (although I love Kevin McCloud - I’m all Grand Designed out mister!) I’ve made a vow and i want to stick to it on a regular basis - the ante has been upped - Messrs Hughes & Nettles make a fab team - they can act! What a bonus! I don’t appreciate the current trend for ‘Make a grab at fame/tear your intestines out on TV’ so we can watch you publicly humiliate yourself’. I think I might respect Ruth Jones & Co., but it’s comedy and I don’t need it. I want Murder Mystery (quite frankly). I’ve been raised on Wycliffe, Christie, Rendell, PD James, Reginald Hill, Highsmith, Inspector Linley et al. Read the books watched the series - and I want more! Regularly, not one Sunday on, and then another two Sundays after or more.
ITV this isn’t good enough - I am not alone and you are not respecting your target audience (do you even know who we are). You can’t give us better actors, better plot-lines and then not deliver the goods. It’s not fair, it’s not right, it’s not on. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER or I’ll have to take up knitting and turn the useless TV off altogether.